The Early Years of the War

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The Early Years of the War

• The Americans Desire to Gain rights and liberties
  led them to fight for independence from Britain

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Vocabulary and Key People

• Key Terms
• Strategy
• Rendezvous
• Battles of Saratoga

• Key People
• George Washington
• Mercenary

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7-10 Split

• Most Americans were split in who to support
  during the Revolutionary war based on location
  and religion
• The War also divided many Native American tribes
  forcing them to choose who they thought would
  treat them the best
• African Slaves also were divided among who to
  fight for, Fighting for freedom (B) and for
  equality (C)
• The War Would also split families (like Ben
  Franklin and his son)

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Will Fight for Food

• George Washington was put in charge of training
  his New Continental Army
• Due to the rules of Enlisting in the
  Revolutionary Army Washington never had an Army
  of more than 17,000 Troops who were also under
  supplied for war
• Women tried to help whenever they could in the
  Army, from cooking, to running water, to fighting
  in the war
• Britain Hoped to defeat the Small Disorganized
  Patriots Quickly in a decisive Battle
• Washington wanted to win small battles until his
  army was better trained and Better Supplied

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Were Professionals here

• After Forcing the British to retreat from Boston,
  Washington moved his troops to New York where
  Britain was receiving supplies
• Britain landed in New York with more troops
  including 9000 German Mercenaries (Hessians) who
  were paid to fight
• Washington and his troops were forced to retreat
  from New York badly beaten and weak

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Merry Christmas to All

• Thomas Paine tried to write propaganda to urge
  support for the American Troops
• Washington needed to win a quick and important
  battle so he planned a Christmas Attack on the
  Hessians in New Jersey
• On the Christmas Attacks Washington and his Army
  Killed 900 Hessians and Gained Much needed
  Supplies
• After the Victory at Princeton Washingtons Army
  Gained confidence, supplies, and more recruits to
  fight

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Operation Hudson River

• Britain developed a strategy to cut New England
  off from the Colonies by controlling the Hudson
  River
• As General John Burgoyne Made his Way to Albany
  the Patriots were obstructing his route to delay
  his arrival

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Thats HOWE its done

• Burgoyne took 4 weeks to travel the last 25 miles
  of his trip and found nobody had reached the
  rendezvous point in Albany
• General Howe had decided to attack George
  Washington at Philadelphia and would not make it
  to Albany
• Howe Did not capture Washington after TWO battles
  (Brandywine and Germantown) but controlled
  Philidelphia

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End Around

• Colonel Barry St. Leger tried to defeat the
  Americans at Fort Stanwix with the help of Joseph
  Brant and his sister Molly
• As Brant and Molly tried to gain Iroquois
  support, Benedict Arnold Spread rumors that his
  Army was Larger than it actually was
• St. Leger and his troops fled and left behind
  supplies for Arnold
• General Burgoyne would be left to fight alone in
  New York

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Once a Hero

• Looking for Supplies Burgoyne's troops were
  defeated by New England at the Battle of
  Bennington
• As Burgoyne Pushed Towards New York they
  encountered General Horatio Gates who had
  fortified the route with Earthen walls to Help
  them fight Britain
• While Gates held off the British, Benedict Arnold
  fought the British at Freemans farm
• After Several Attacks, Benedict Arnold finally
  Forced Burgoyne to retreat from Freemans Farm

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Always a Goat

• As Burgoyne retreated to Saratoga, the
  Continental Army continued night and Day attacks
  leading to Burgoyne's Surrender
• After the Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold
  would Sympathize with the loyalists and become a
  traitor to the Patriots
• The Battle of Saratoga made Great Britain, and
  the rest of Europe, realize that America may win
  its independence

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